diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GetNzbController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GetNzbController.php
index 414fb07be..0b3d10ec3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GetNzbController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GetNzbController.php
@@ -329,8 +329,18 @@ class GetNzbController extends BasePageController
      */
     private function streamModifiedNzbContent(string $nzbPath, int $uid): void
     {
-        $fileHandle = gzopen($nzbPath, 'rb');
+        if (! File::exists($nzbPath)) {
+            Log::warning('NZB file not found during streaming', ['path' => $nzbPath]);
+            echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><error>NZB file not found</error>';
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $fileHandle = @gzopen($nzbPath, 'rb');
         if ($fileHandle === false) {
+            Log::warning('Failed to open NZB file for streaming', ['path' => $nzbPath]);
+            echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><error>Failed to read NZB file</error>';
+
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/GetNzbControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/GetNzbControllerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3666a03ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/GetNzbControllerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class GetNzbControllerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Test that file_exists returns false for non-existent files
+     */
+    public function test_file_exists_returns_false_for_non_existent_file(): void
+    {
+        $nonExistentPath = '/tmp/non-existent-file-'.uniqid().'.nzb.gz';
+        $this->assertFalse(file_exists($nonExistentPath));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that the file check prevents gzopen from being called on missing files
+     */
+    public function test_file_check_prevents_gzopen_error(): void
+    {
+        $nonExistentPath = '/tmp/non-existent-'.uniqid().'.nzb.gz';
+        // Simulate the fix logic from streamModifiedNzbContent
+        if (! file_exists($nonExistentPath)) {
+            $errorMessage = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><error>NZB file not found</error>';
+            $gzopenCalled = false;
+        } else {
+            $gzopenCalled = true;
+            $errorMessage = '';
+        }
+        $this->assertFalse($gzopenCalled, 'gzopen should not be called for non-existent files');
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('NZB file not found', $errorMessage);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that file_exists returns true for existing files
+     */
+    public function test_file_exists_returns_true_for_existing_file(): void
+    {
+        $tempPath = '/tmp/existing-file-'.uniqid().'.nzb.gz';
+        file_put_contents($tempPath, 'test content');
+        try {
+            $this->assertTrue(file_exists($tempPath));
+        } finally {
+            unlink($tempPath);
+        }
+    }
+}